| AUGUST 22, 2011 Monday |
| A Web Break Makes People More Productive |
| Students who took a 10-minute internet break after a tedious task were 16% more productive afterward than those who rested by doing non-web activities such as talking on the phone or texting, according to a study by Don J.Q. Chen and Vivien K.G. Lim of the National University of Singapore. The experiment, involving 96 undergraduates, showed that browsers were less exhausted after the break and more engaged with their subsequent work. "Browsing the Internet serves an important restorative function," say the researchers, who presented their findings recently at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. |
| Source: Internet browsing at work? It's a pause that refreshes workers and enhances their productivity, new research finds |
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